L A T I N O T E S
Bulletin of the Community of St. Philippine Duchesne
August 17, 2008
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
MASS SCHEDULE & MARTYROLOGY
Confession begins 30 minutes prior to each Mass
Every Sunday: Low Mass at 6:30 a.m. High Mass at 11:00 a.m.
Monday, August 18 - Mass at 12:00 Noon
Feria
Tuesday, August 19 - Mass at 12:00 Noon
St. John Eudes, Confessor
Wednesday, August 20 – Mass at 12:00 Noon
St. Bernard, Confessor, Abbot & Doctor
Thursday, August 21 - Mass & Benediction at 6:00 p.m.
St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Widow
Friday, August 22 - Mass at 12:00 Noon
Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday, August 23 - Mass at 9:00 a.m.
St. Philip Benizi, Confessor
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank You
FSSP Seminarian John Rickert conveys his thanks and appreciation for everyone's hospitality during his stay at Blessed Sacrament.
Annual Pilgrimage
Please mark your calendars: Our Annual St Rose Philippine Duchesne pilgrimage to Mound City and the shrine will be on September 13th.
Fr. Wolfe On Vacation
Fr Wolfe will be gone for the next few weeks on vacation.
Classes Resume In September
Adult classes will resume in the middle of September, as will Youth group.
Additional Daily Mass In September
In the middle of September we will start offering a 6:30 AM daily Mass; also, in order to pray for vocations, on Tuesdays immediately after the noon Mass, we will have approximately 15 minutes of Exposition, during which time we will pray the Memorare, sing the Litany of the Sacred Heart and then end with Benediction. Precise dates for all this will be upcoming soon.
Back To School Mass
The Back to School Mass will be on September 2nd at Noon. Everyone is welcome! There will be a picnic following at the Herman Laird Park. It is located on Johnson Drive & Cody in Shawnee. Please bring your own lunch and drinks for your family. Those with any questions may call Maria Perez.
Confirmation Class Resumes Next Sunday, August. 24
We are resuming earlier this year since Confirmation Day is fast approaching. For those preparing at home, if you have not already done so, please contact Tony or Christine Funk for testing and interview information. Students must be 12 years old by Confirmation Day, Oct. 4. (Other catechism classes will begin after Labor Day, Sept. 7)
A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin
O most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me, and show me herein you are my Mother.
O Holy Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech thee, from the bottom of my heart, to succor me in this my necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. O, show me herein you are my Mother.
O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (3 times)
Sweet Mother, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times)
Monastery Discalced Carmelites
3535 Wood Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas
Imprimatur Sept. 12, 1956 +Edward J. Hunkeler, D.D.
Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
Avoiding Encounters With Sin On The Internet
About 2/3 of the Internet is filled with completely unacceptable & mortally sinful images. One glance and your child’s purity has been stolen forever. There are 2 services available that can’t be overridden, that are updated on a daily basis and that block unacceptable sites. The first is a filter service that costs $40/yr and works irrespective of your particular service provider. You can go to www.afafilter.com and learn more about this filter. The second is a service provider available here in the KC area . You can learn more about this internet service provider at www.familink.com.
A Prayer For My Vocation
O my God, Thou who art the God of wisdom and counsel, Thou who readest in my heart the sincere will to please Thee alone and to govern myself with regard to my choice of a state of life entirely in conformity with Thy most holy desire; grant me by the intercession of the most Blessed Virgin, my Mother, and of my holy patrons, especially of St. Joseph and St. Aloysius, the grace to know what state of life I ought to choose, and when to embrace it, so that in it I may be able to pursue and increase Thy glory, and work out my salvation, and merit that heavenly reward which Thou hast promised to those that do Thy will. Amen.
From Thomas á Kempis
BEHOLD, my God and my all! What more do I wish for; what greater happiness can I desire? O sweet and delicious word! But sweet only to him who loves it, and not to the world or the things that are in the world.
My God and my all! These words are enough for him who understands, and for him who loves it is a joy to repeat them often. For when You are present, all things are delightful; when You are absent, all things become loathsome. It is You Who give a heart tranquillity, great peace and festive joy. It is You Who make us think well of all things, and praise You in all things. Without You nothing can give pleasure for very long, for if it is to be pleasing and tasteful, Your grace and the seasoning of Your wisdom must be in it. What is there that can displease him whose happiness is in You? And, on the contrary, what can satisfy him whose delight is not in You?
(The Imitation of Christ Book 3, Chapter 34)
Next Sunday
15th Sunday After Pentecost: Epistle: Galatians 5: 25, 26; 6: 1-10 ~ Gospel: Luke 7: 11-16